Thanksgiving

Some simple thoughts about the things I am thankful for (in no particular order):

• That folks love me in spite of my faults. I have some incredible friends, old and new.
• My retirement. I don't know what have happened to me if I didn't leave when I did. It was good for me and good for the Department.
• My home... I have waxed poetic about my lovely condo and the wonderful people who live here.
• My cat Greta who is almost 20 years old. She keeps me awake, carries litter all over the house, pukes on my carpet and meows incessantly. She loves to perch on my shoulder and sleep nose to nose with me. I simultaneously wish her dead and hope she will live forever.
• My cast iron pan, my wok, my Melita drip pot, my microplane, my All-Clad cookware and Penzey's.
• My health. I worry about my forgetfulness but beyond that I am good.
• My 2004 Toyota Corolla- I have hardly put in a dime in that thing and I can still reach the pedals despite my "shrinkage".
• My health insurance. When Bruce had his aneurysm he spent 6 weeks in neuro ICU following brain surgery. I paid $25 for the ambulance. I can only imagine the full cost of the bill.
• My guy, who I love to pieces and makes me crazy. I have some similar feelings towards him and my cat. Fortunately he does not try to perch on my shoulder. He is an incredible help to me, a treat to look at and smart as a whip.
• My son. I cannot write those words without tearing up. As my only child he holds a place in my heart that no one else can share. He is an extension of his dad and my connection to another time. All my feelings for him are larger than life; love, fear, pride. 

I am a whiner. Soon there will be a day when I look back at this blog entry in order to pull me out of some trite funk I have put myself in.

I am thankful that some of you actually read this. Much appreciation....